Download e-book for iPad: A Gift of the Emperor by Therese Park

A reward of the Emperor is the poignant fictional account of real-life atrocities inflicted upon greater than 200,000 Asian ladies by means of the japanese army in the course of international struggle II. This haunting tale is narrated via Soon-ah, a Korean schoolgirl whose existence is shattered while Emperor Hirohito’s squaddies abduct her from her village and send her and her schoolmates to a “house of rest” within the South Pacific. the following, on an island with surreal good looks, Soon-ah is pressured into prostitution as a “comfort girl” to the japanese army. This sizzling account of 1 woman’s patience of sexual degradation and the unspeakable horror of warfare offers compelling testimony to the energy of the human spirit, the facility of affection over hate, and the last word triumph of wish over despair.

"He is the chief of the lads who destroyed my city. Burned the homes. Killed the boys, the ladies, the kids. i'm the single survivor. "Waking to discover her domestic destroyed and herself within the custody of a small military, a tender Arboromine lady believes she is now the prisoner of its chief, Blair. not able to explain this unsuitable captivity as a result of a curse put upon her removal her skill to speak, she feels she has no selection yet to accompany Blair and his males again to his state.

After a stream out of the massive urban to flee heartbreak, photographer Katherine Thomas embraces lifestyles in a brand new city. together with her most sensible associates via her aspect, she's able to begin over and never glance again. in the course of her first significant exhibition at a sound artwork gallery, Kate expects the inevitable nerves, yet what she does not count on is assembly an individual who—with one glance—leaves her breathless.